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In this Master Thesis, we consider pants decompositions of any orientable 2-dimensional surface with any genus <i>g</i>. We show that any decomposition compatible with the same zipper system, and which is contractible in ...

The appalling carnage of World War I forced a &#8220;paradigm shift&#8221; in trauma medicine. The idea of a paradigm shift is taken from Thomas Kuhn, who argued that science does not advance via slow, steady progress. ...

The purpose of this study was to better understand the attitudes and experiences of parents of children living in poverty about being involved in their child's education. The literature review identified three possible ...

Methylmercury (MeHg) is one of the most threatening contaminants affecting fisheries worldwide. Patterns of bioavailability and bioaccumulation of this metal remain poorly understood, especially within estuaries. We examined ...

During the seventh century A.D. what is now known as the Arab Conquests took place in Syria and other regions of the Middle East and North Africa. Invading Muslims encountered other peoples and cultures, much different ...

Perfluorinated alkyl acids (PFAAs) are a group of man-made chemicals with carbon fluorine bonds. Exposure to elevated concentrations of PFAAs may have toxic effects on wildlife and humans. In this study, meat from harvested ...

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs), such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), pose a potential threat to marine organisms because of their resistance to degradation and ability ...

Autobiographical memories are memories of personal experiences. Most research on this form of memory has focused on accuracy, consistency, vividness, and emotional consistency, but more recent studies have shown that ...

This study was designed to develop a standardized habitat characterization scheme to classify benthic habitats in the southeastern U.S. Atlantic continental shelf. For integration with other classification schemes, this ...

The destruction of the ozone layer, concomitant with a projected enhancement in ocean stratification, will increase the dosage of ultraviolet radiation (UVR), as well as sea surface temperature and incident light level. ...

Coral disease has emerged over recent decades as a significant threat to coral reef ecosystems, with declines in coral cover and diversity of Caribbean reefs providing an example of the potential impacts of disease at ...

In the 1670s, despite a peace treaty with claims to the contrary, England still stood to benefit from piracy in the Caribbean at least as much as from peaceful trade with the Spanish Empire. As such, the English government ...

This thesis examines rural free people of color and neighboring white plain folk in the antebellum Charleston District of South Carolina. Utilizing the population census, agricultural census, wills, and other materials, ...

The classification of objects and tilings of the plane through symmetry is an algebraic application used in chemistry, physics, and mathematics. In 1992, John H. Conway and William P. Thurston formulated a classification ...

The gag (Mycteroperca microlepis) is a large, protogynous grouper important in both the recreational and commercial fisheries. The gag fishery in the United States is currently managed as two separate stock units: the Gulf ...

The shortnose sturgeon is a federally endangered anadromous fish that inhabits waters along the eastern coast of North America. Census size for shortnose sturgeon in southeastern rivers has been estimated to be at or below ...